π¨π¨£
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *Η΅Γ³nhβos
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Θ·ΜΓ‘nHas
Sanskrit ΰ€ΰ€¨ΰ₯ (jΓ‘na)
Ashokan Prakrit π¨π¨£ (jana)
Inherited from Sanskrit ΰ€ΰ€¨ΰ₯ (jΓ‘na), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Θ·ΜΓ‘nHas, from Proto-Indo-European *Η΅Γ³nhβos.
Noun
π¨π¨£ (jana) m
- Kharoshthi script form of ππ¦ (βpersonβ)
Declension
| Declension of π¨π¨£ (jana) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | π¨π¨£π¨
, π¨π¨£π¨ jane, jano |
β |
| accusative | β | β |
| instrumental | β | β |
| dative | β | β |
| ablative | β | β |
| genitive | π¨π¨£π¨― janasa |
β |
| locative | β | β |
Alternative forms
Attested at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.
| Dialectal forms of ππ¦ (βpersonβ) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | ππ¦ (jana) | ππ¦π² gen.sg (janasa), ππ¦π²πΈ (janasΔ), ?ππ¦π±πΈ (janaαΉ£Δ), ππ¦π nom.sg (jane) |
| Delhi-Topra | ππ¦ (jana) | ππ¦π acc.sg (janaαΉ), ππ¦π² gen.sg (janasa), ππ¦π²πΊ loc.sg (janasi), ππ¦π nom.sg (jane) | |
| East | Dhauli | ππ¦ (jana) | ππ¦π² gen.sg (janasa), ππ¦π nom.sg (jane) |
| Jaugada | ππ¦ (jana) | ππ¦π² gen.sg (janasa), ππ¦π nom.sg (jane) | |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | π¨π¨£ (jana) | π¨π¨£ (jana), π¨π¨£π¨― gen.sg (janasa), π¨π¨£π¨ nom.sg (jane), π¨π¨£π¨ nom.sg (jano) |
| Mansehra | π¨π¨£ (jana) | π¨π¨£π¨― gen.sg (janasa), π¨π¨£π¨ nom.sg (jane) | |
| West | Girnar | ππ¦ (jana) | ππ¦π acc.sg (janaαΉ), ππ¦π² gen.sg (janasa), ππ¦ππ¦ ins.sg (janena), ππ¦π nom.sg (jano) |
| South | Udegolam | ππ¦ (jana) | ππ¦π acc.sg (janaαΉ) |
| Nittur | ππ¦ (jana) | ππ¦π acc.sg (janaαΉ) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of ππ¦ (βpersonβ) | ||
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References
- Hultzsch, E[ugen Julius Theodor] (1925) Inscriptions of AΕoka (new edition), in Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, volume 1, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 240.